{"id":399,"date":"2022-09-27T16:24:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longwoodaos.co.uk\/?p=399"},"modified":"2022-09-27T16:40:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:40:32","slug":"huddersfield-theatre-to-ooze-1940s-hollywood-glamour-when-sunset-boulevard-musical-comes-to-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longwoodaos.co.uk\/?p=399","title":{"rendered":"HUDDERSFIELD THEATRE TO OOZE 1940S HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR WHEN SUNSET BOULEVARD MUSICAL COMES TO TOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Members of Longwood Amateur Operatic Society will be bringing a touch of the silver screen to a Huddersfield theatre next month when their latest production of Sunset Boulevard hits the stage.
The cast will be stepping back to Hollywood\u2019s 1940s movie era to perform the iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical at the Lawrence Batley Theatre from 4th to 8th October.
Based on Billy Wilder\u2019s legendary 1950 film, the musical focuses on the faded silent-screen goddess Norma Desmond, played by Samantha Griffiths, who lives alone in a fantasy world at her Sunset Boulevard mansion.
Impoverished screenwriter, Joe Gillis \u2013 played by Matt Ogden \u2013 is on the run from debt collectors and stumbles into her reclusive domain. Persuaded to work on Norma\u2019s \u2018masterpiece\u2019, a film script she believes will put her back in front of the cameras, he is seduced by the actress and her luxurious lifestyle.
Joe becomes entrapped in a claustrophobic existence until his love for another woman, Betty Schaefer played by Gemma Armitage, leads him to try and break free with dramatic consequences. 
Director Martin Stead said the Tony award-winning show with music by Lloyd Webber, and book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, promises to be a spectacular experience for audiences.
\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be bringing this sensational musical to Huddersfield and really hope audiences will enjoy what we have in store,\u201d he said.
\u201cThe show is a blend of satirical comedy and dark tragedy, with absolutely fantastic music including the classic numbers \u2018With One Look\u2019 and \u2018As If We Never Said Goodbye\u2019.
\u201cThe cast has been rehearsing so hard and we really hope audiences will show their support for what promises to be an amazing production, with a few tears and plenty of laughter.\u201d
Gareth Dickinson also stars as Max Von Mayerling, alongside Ben Maffin as Artie Green and Richard Cook as Cecile B DeMille.
Longwood\u2019s latest production comes following the success of their 2021 show at the LBT, Into The Woods.
Tickets for Sunset Boulevard, which runs from 4th to 8th October, are available from the LBT theatre by visiting thelbt.org<\/a> or 01484 430528.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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